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MAC lipstick finishes - texturas de los labiales de MAC

Hey gorgeous how are you guys?Today I am gonna tell you some things about MAC lipsticks, because a lot of you have asked me about them and I think it would be a great post for the blog.

First of all the packaging is very simple yet elegant, is black with a silver trim and a small logo in silver at the outside and another small logo with black lettering in the inside.

To find the perfect lipstick is not an easy task, Mac offers a great variety of colors and finishes, and sometimes is overwhelming to go thru all those colors, but don't worry I am gonna guide you to find the perfect lipstick for you.

Let's talk about the finishes, ok? Mac has a lot of finishes, like 7 or 8 finishes available, but I am gonna talk to you about 6 of them: glaze, lustre, amplified cream, frost, satin and matte.

MATTE: "Pigment rich with intense color pay-off". It has no shimmer, no iridescence, no shine, no glitter, is just the real pigment without "bling" This finish is the best because it will give you amazing intensity of color and it has the best color pay- off, so this is definitely a must have. Something that you have to remember every time you use a matte lipstick is to moisturize your lips prior to applying matte colors.

Russian Red / matte finish

SATIN: "Color-rich. Soft satin, semi-matte finish. Conditions while adding intense color". satin is like matte but it has some satin shine in it, I love satin finishes because the colors are really intense and also it keeps your lips conditioned, so it doesn't look so dry as matte finishes are.

Pink Nouveau/ Satin finish

AMPLIFIED CREAM: "Ultra-creamy. Quietly shiny. COLOR-packed! Hi-res: hi-impact". Amplified cream is a very emollient finish and is extremely creamy and soft, it glides on your lips and is very intense as well just like matte or satin finishes, but the difference is just that this one is really creamy. Now my recommendation with this lipstick is that you have to use always a lip liner because amplified cream tends to run out or slide out of your lips because the texture is so creamy, so if you have like little fine lines around the lips or crevices be careful because this lipstick is going to sink in and it can bleed out.

Chatterbox / amplified cream finish

FROST: "Excellent color payoff with medium to high frosted shimmer-and-shine finish." ok guys so, if you like shine and glitter this is the lipstick for you, some of them are pretty iridescent and have a very pearlized effect. I love frost!!!

Odyssey / Frost finish

LUSTRE: "Demi-sheer with wet-look lustre finish. Very slick. Makes lips look soft, smooth, ultra-moist". This finish is great for that wet look, it will make your lips look yummy and sexy but it doesn't have a lot of color, so if you are looking for a medium/low, kind of sheer coverage this lipstick is for you. Now what is important when you buy a lustre lipstick is to check out the pigmentation of your own lips, because when you apply a lustre finish lipstick you can peek out some of your actual lip color, so if your lips are dark maybe the color that want, you won't get it! So keep an eye on that.

Freckletone / lustre finish

GLAZE: "Low-colour impact with sheen-style finish. Glazes the lips, makes them shine !" When you buy a glaze color you can get very excited because the color on the tubes are amazing but once you put it on your lips you can get very disappointed. This is just basically glaze and shine on top of the lips, you can even get more pigmentation from a lipgloss!! With glaze finishes you will be able to see the tint on the lipstick but you will also see the skin underneath, I think if you are looking for a natural look, glaze finishes are for you!

Hue / Glaze finish

Ok, so now that you have a better idea of all the finishes that Mac offers where you can get this lipsticks??? you can go to the mac store or better yet, you can buy online from the convenience of you home:

Click on the image to go to the MAC store online

Each lipstick is $14.00 3 g / 0.1 US OZMac lipsticks are all about color and texture. Initially was formulated for the "modeling world" to make the models stand out, but now you can also feel like a wonderful model on the streets using this products. Good quality makeup is an investment and is worth it, sometimes you can't get the same results using drugstore makeup, (although I love cheap makeup brands... 120 colors pallete, hello??) so the next time you aim for the luscious Angelina Jolie's lip look you can get disappointed with the results, but is normal, it happen to all of us, everything is practice, patience and love, I promise if you put all your love and effort and if you practice you can get a great look, because you may not be an Angelina but you are an amazing, unique and wonderful woman in your own skin.

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Who is Johanna?

I have always had a passion for makeup and fashion even when I was a little girl.
One of the most beautiful memories I have is watching my mom getting ready for work, she used to apply beautiful shades of lipsticks, I also saw her combine gorgeous patterns of fabrics to create interesting outfits, I remember seeing her choosing the best perfumes for the different occasions and get into the "ritual of getting ready".
I loved watching my mother being in touch with her own femininity and love herself in her own skin, accentuate her best features and be ready to face the world.

I think makeup and fashion is a way to express who you are, how do you see yourself and what do you want to project into the world.
Fashion can be artistic yet therapeutic, because whenever you feel blue I bet a beautiful dress matching a gorgeous lipstick shade can lift your spirit and help you see that beautiful woman you are.